{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1008","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1008","heading":"Construction of power to devise inheritance given to tenant with limited estate.","body":"Where a general and beneficial power to devise the inheritance shall be given to a tenant for life or for years, such tenant shall be deemed to possess an absolute power of disposition, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of §§ 42-1005 to 42-1007.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 10. Powers Relating to Realty."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1008","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6fae8d63ab774af7d43be62daf23e5338f35951fec9ecbf8fbe35ca053468ced","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1007","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}